2026 Articles Scheduled, Now I’m Returning to the People, and Adding Vlogs to Teach

byJohnMaluth

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20 hrs ago

I have just completed the big job of scheduling my 2026 articles. I will not pretend it was easy. It was one of those tasks that looks simple when you say it fast, but it becomes heavy when you sit down and do it.

There were moments I stared at the calendar and asked myself, “John, why did you choose a life that requires this much discipline?” Then I remembered why. I remembered that I am not only writing for clicks. I am writing to build a body of work that outlives moods, outages, and excuses. I am writing to keep my promise to myself.

One night, I was deep into it, moving titles, checking categories, fixing small things that only a writer notices. Then the lights went off. Nairobi can humble you like that. You can be in a good rhythm, your mind is finally flowing, and then power outage comes like someone switched off your brain for you. I sat there in the dark, phone in my hand, and I laughed a little. Not because it was funny, but because if you do not learn to laugh, you will start to curse your own dreams. I turned on data, waited for the signal to behave, and kept going.

Another day, the network was weak and slow. I would click “schedule” and it would hang. You know that feeling where you do not know if it saved or if it failed, so you refresh and pray you did not lose anything. I have lived through worse than slow internet, so I told myself, “This is not the thing that will defeat you.” I saved drafts. I copied text into a safe place. I learned again what I have learned many times in life: progress is not always smooth, but it is still progress.

Now that the 2026 scheduling work is done, I have more time and space to do something I value a lot: engage with people.

Next, I want to engage more with Wealthy Affiliate members, especially new members. I still remember what it feels like to be new in any system. You have questions, but you also have fear. You do not want to look foolish. You do not know which advice matters and which advice is just noise. So I want to be present. I want to encourage people. I want to answer questions when I can. I want to learn from others too.

I will also be scheduling posts inside Wealthy Affiliate itself. These posts will not be motivational posters. They will be practical updates that show what I am learning and what I am actually doing on the platform and on my website, for both life and work. I want my posts to be usable. Something someone can read today and apply tonight.

Here is what I am focusing on as I move forward:

First, I will keep learning the foundations the right way.
I will learn from the experts about niche selection, content creation, traffic generation, and tracking and optimization. I do not want to guess forever. I want to test, measure, and improve. I have done enough “trial and error” in life. Now I want more “learn, apply, track, adjust.”

Second, I will teach what I learn as I learn it.
This is important to me. Teaching forces clarity. It also keeps me honest. If I share what I am doing publicly, I am less likely to quit quietly. And I know myself. I am a disciplined man, but I am also human.

Third, I’m adding vlogs to teach.
Yes, I will be creating vlogs. Short videos that show the process, not just the results. I want to record what I’m doing on WA and on my website so that a beginner can watch and follow step by step. Sometimes reading is good, but seeing the screen makes things made more sense. Especially for tasks like publishing posts, setting up categories, creating featured images, writing alt text, and handling the small technical details that stop people from posting consistently.

I also want to be honest about how I will do these vlogs.
I am still learning the best way to show my face and the screen at the same time. I am not trying to look like a big YouTuber. I am trying to be useful. Some days it may be voice only with screen recording. Some days it may be face plus screen. Some days it may be a simple phone video. What matters is that the lesson is clear, and that the work is real.

I will also look at social media more seriously.
Mainly Facebook for traffic, plus Pinterest and LinkedIn, and maybe a few other channels. I want to learn what each platform is good for. I do not want to post everywhere with no plan. I would rather do fewer platforms well than do many platforms poorly.

And yes, challenges will still come.
Power outages. Poor network in Nairobi. Unexpected interruptions. Life. But I have learned something from my own story, from childhood to now. If a person waits for perfect conditions to do meaningful work, that person will die waiting. I have had seasons where even food was not guaranteed, yet life continued. So when the internet is slow or the lights go off, I treat it as a normal part of the journey, not a sign to stop.

What I want most from this next season is simple:

1. Build real skills.
2. Build real community.
3. Build real proof through action.

If you are on Wealthy Affiliate, tell me this:
What would help you most if I turned it into a vlog series?

Option A: How I choose a niche and validate it
Option B: How I write and publish consistently without burning out
Option C: How I create featured images and write the image content (alt text, caption, description)
Option D: How I get traffic from Facebook and Pinterest
Option E: How I track results and improve old posts instead of always writing new ones